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Size of the US Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers industry

NAICS 459991, Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$31.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
149,252
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
29,695
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
19,453
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 149,252 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 106,2962022-Q2: 110,5712022-Q3: 113,2902022-Q4: 115,1192023-Q1: 124,5742023-Q2: 127,7352023-Q3: 129,7972023-Q4: 131,2612024-Q1: 136,8932024-Q2: 138,3162024-Q3: 139,8152024-Q4: 140,3752025-Q1: 146,4852025-Q2: 147,1292025-Q3: 147,5962025-Q4: 147,2492026-Q1: 149,252
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1149,252
2025-Q4147,249
2025-Q3147,596
2025-Q2147,129
2025-Q1146,485
2024-Q4140,375
2024-Q3139,815
2024-Q2138,316
2024-Q1136,893
2023-Q4131,261
2023-Q3129,797
2023-Q2127,735
2023-Q1124,574
2022-Q4115,119
2022-Q3113,290
2022-Q2110,571
2022-Q1106,296

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 29,695 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 19,6602022-Q2: 20,4102022-Q3: 21,3712022-Q4: 22,0312023-Q1: 23,2862023-Q2: 23,9622023-Q3: 24,6152023-Q4: 25,3292024-Q1: 26,1382024-Q2: 26,6642024-Q3: 27,1422024-Q4: 27,6022025-Q1: 28,1212025-Q2: 28,6532025-Q3: 29,0732025-Q4: 29,3742026-Q1: 29,695
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q129,695
2025-Q429,374
2025-Q329,073
2025-Q228,653
2025-Q128,121
2024-Q427,602
2024-Q327,142
2024-Q226,664
2024-Q126,138
2023-Q425,329
2023-Q324,615
2023-Q223,962
2023-Q123,286
2022-Q422,031
2022-Q321,371
2022-Q220,410
2022-Q119,660

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $782.3 million2022-Q2: $860.4 million2022-Q3: $933.6 million2022-Q4: $968.8 million2023-Q1: $1.0 billion2023-Q2: $1.1 billion2023-Q3: $1.1 billion2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.1 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$1.3 billion
2025-Q4$1.4 billion
2025-Q3$1.3 billion
2025-Q2$1.3 billion
2025-Q1$1.3 billion
2024-Q4$1.3 billion
2024-Q3$1.2 billion
2024-Q2$1.2 billion
2024-Q1$1.1 billion
2023-Q4$1.1 billion
2023-Q3$1.1 billion
2023-Q2$1.1 billion
2023-Q1$1.0 billion
2022-Q4$968.8 million
2022-Q3$933.6 million
2022-Q2$860.4 million
2022-Q1$782.3 million

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages149,2522026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages29,6952026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.7 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census118,68120222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census23,10720222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census19,45320222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$31.3 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.